Today's Headlines: I won’t spill blood to retain Seat – Diri, Bandits kidnap 2 brothers in Kaduna
Nov 11 Poll: I won’t spill blood to retain Seat – Diri
Source: The Sun NigeriaGovernor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has vowed that he will not spill blood to retain his office ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state.
This is even as the Ijaw National Congress (INC) is set to wade into the crisis that has engulfed Opu- Nembe, Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Addressing the displaced Bassambiri indigenes at the neighbouring King Koko Square at Ogbolomabiri, the governor said anyone who sacrifices the lives of the people in order to gain political power does not deserve to lead the state.
In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Sunday, urged the leadership of the Nembe-Se Congress to do more in uniting the people, stressing that every Nembe man or woman was one and the same irrespective of lineage.
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Bandits kidnap 2 brothers in Kaduna community
Two brothers who left their home town of Ikara after their father was kidnapped, and relocated to Zaria in Kaduna State, have been kidnapped by suspected bandits on Friday night.
Reports said the bandits attacked Wusasa area in Zaria Local Government Area at about 9pm on Friday and kidnapped a health worker and his brother,Yushau Peter and Joshua Peter.
Although the state Police Command was yet to react to the incident,the village head of Wusasa, Engr Isiyaku Ibrahim, confirmed the incident and expressed worry that “the kidnappers have so often made our area their target of attacks, abducting many of our people.”
According to him, “Wusasa settlement, which is outside the ancient city of Zazzau, has witnessed a series of attacks in recent times.Not long ago, an alArmy officer and a vigilante member were killed.”
“It is the same area where a university Professor and Wazirin Wusasa were killed and his son abducted, spending almost a month in captivity.”
“The abducted victims, Yushau and Joshua, are indigenes of Ikara Local Government Area in the state who recently ran for their lives after bandits attacked their residents and abducted their aged father, Mr Peter,” he said.
Kogi guber: Why I want Ododo to succeed me — Gov Bello
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The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has given insight into the selection of his former Auditor General for Local Government, Ahmed Usman Ododo, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 11th election in the state.
He explained his choice of successor in an address to celebrate the 32nd creation anniversary of the state as he winds up his time in office.
He stated that his decision was to ensure that the state transitions into the hands of a successor that would consolidate his legacies, and Ododo presented the qualities.
He extolled the candidate as humble, humane, and possessing strong leadership skills.
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa Re-Elected After Tense Contest
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Zimbabwe’s incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner in the country’s presidential elections on Saturday after securing an absolute majority in a tense presidential contest that was marred by delays.
“The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has announced the 2023 presidential election results. His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner with 2,350,711 votes, consisting 52.6% of the vote, followed by Nelson Chamisa of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party who scored 1,906,734, which is 44% of the vote,” Zimbabwe’s Information Ministry tweeted on Saturday.
The 80-year-old’s victory extends the Zanu-PF’s decades-long stranglehold on Zimbabwe’s politics, having been the dominant party in the country since it gained independence from Britain in 1980.
Chamisa, 45, had been upbeat about victory and has now rejected the results announced by the electoral body. It’s not immediately known if he will mount a legal challenge.
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